200 native species planted at Hal Brown Park in Greenbrae

One Tam intern Larens Kuypers of El Cerrito helps Marin County Parks personnel and other volunteers work to restore habitat areas of Hal Brown Park at Creekside Marsh in Larkspur on Saturday.
Sherry LaVars — Special to Marin Independent Journal

Volunteers Sharra Weasler of Kentfield and her son Conor Weasler, 12, help Marin County Parks and One Tam, a Tamalpais Lands Collaborative initiative, work to restore habitat areas of Hal Brown Park at Creekside Marsh in Larkspur.
Sherry LaVars — Special to Marin Independent Journal

Thirty volunteers spent their Saturday morning planting western goldenrod, mugwort and other native plants at the land between Hal Brown Park and Creekside Marsh in Greenbrae.

Two hundred plants were planted as part of a restoration effort for the area once overrun by non-native grasses and weeds.

The new plants will help provide refuge for species in the marsh, including ridgeway rail and salt marsh harvest mouse, said Kirk Schroeder, volunteer program coordinator with Marin County Parks.

The parks department is overseeing restoration efforts, along with One Tam, an initiative of the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative.